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Briggs And Stratton 4-Cylinder Build Videos Part Deux… We Want One!

Yesterday we gave you the first set of videos in the complete chronicle of building what we believe is the first Briggs and Stratton 4 cylinder engine ever. We could be wrong, it’s happened...

Take A Video Tour Of This Two Story Spartan Manor 1950’s Travel Trailer

Check THIS beast out! It’s a 1953 Spartan Manor RV Trailer that owner Shirley Wallace grew up in with her mom, dad, and sister. In 1957, after her and her sister grew too big to sleep in the...

A Fleet of Military Trucks is Going Up For Auction, And Lohnes Isn’t Around To Drool Over It.

So the boss man is out with the missus on a cruise in the tropics while I sit in my wife’s office, borrowing internet to keep everyone entertained. I sincerely hope those piƱa coladas...

Watch This Explorer Go For Distance (No Rednecks Were Harmed In The Making Of This YouTube Video)

Before the Internet, daydreaming meant that you were staring off into space while your mind was taking a trip to Aruba or something like that. In the Age of Internet, I’m pretty sure that for a...

Photos And More Photos From Fords At Carlisle, The Grand Daddy Of All Ford Shows

Fords At Carlisle, aka the Carlisle Ford Nationals, is the largest all Ford show in the world, and happens to be a short drive from BangShift Photog extraordinaire Joe Grippo’s house....

Back In The 1950s Through 1970s, The Sears Catalog Was Jammed Full Of Cool Car Stuff, Check It Out Here

When I was a kid in the 1970s, I learned a lot from car magazines like everybody else. The Fitzgeralds weren’t the Rockefellers, though, and we didn’t have fancy things like...

More Action Shots From The USCA Optima Face Off At Road America Pro Touring Race

If you like seeing early and late model muscle cars, battling it out with super cars, imports, and whatever will show up, then the USCA Optima Face Off At Road America was the event you should have...

Check Out The Sexy That Hurst Is Bringing Back! It’s Not Linda Vaughn…But It’s Close!

The aftermarket is getting better and better about cool videos all the time, and we like what the guys at Hurst have ended up rolling with. We dig the message of this video, the style, and the...

We Found A 440 Powered ’23 T Bucket For Sale! We Should Take Donations To Buy It For Brian

It’s no secret that I’m incredibly particular, and down right judgmental about T-Buckets. Meanwhile, my partner in crime Brian Lohnes thinks these suckers rock. And that is why I have...

Aeromotive Calls Out The Crooks! Beware Of Fake Aeromotive Fuel Systems Components

We love it when companies have the balls to just step up and defend themselves when something isn’t right. Steve Matusek, Vic Wood, and the rest of the gang at Aeromotive Fuel Systems have...

Rough Start: If You Squint Hard Enough, You Might See A Killer Austin-Healy Project!

Topeka, Kansas. Land of flat ground, moronic cult protesting types, the most “special” Hooters waitresses EVER, and Ron Ward, a proud BangShifter who tipped me off to the remains of this...

Watch This 1300 Horsepower Rotary Powered Jet Sprint Boat Fly Around The Track

Jet Sprint Boat racing rules. It’s like Autocross on water, but with the added danger of actual land to run up on right next to the course. It’s been a growing sport for the past several...

Ferrari Enzo Wrecked In Connecticut Was Being Driven By Dealership Technicians-Cue “Ferris Bueller” jokes.

(Courtesy of Jalopnik/Michael Ballaban) The owner of a Ferrari Enzo might be on the hunt for a new shop for his Enzo after two technicians fishtailed the Italian hypercar coming off of an on-ramp,...

More NMCA West Coast Shootout Pit Shots and Behind The Scenes Photos

When we put up our first gallery of pit shots from the NMCA West Coast Shootout, we told you there were nearly 300 cars running at the 2nd Annual Event in Fontana. Well, we have a bunch more photos...